What is the mA rating for the USB ports, specifically, can they support the 2A (2000 mA) minimum needed to charge an iPad?
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Hi Dan,The Belkin Thunderbolt does not support iPad charging.http://www.belkin.com/us/support-article?rnId=9744Thanks,Belkin Supporthttp://www.belkin.com/us/support
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Hi Dan, The Belkin Thunderbolt does not support iPad charging. http://www.belkin.com/us/support-article?rnId=9744 Thanks, Belkin Support http://www.belkin.com/us/support
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I don't know about charging an iPad; what I do know is that the unit doesn't have enough power to run a SuperDrive (DVD drive).
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The product information has been updated to state: "Note: Does not support tablet and iPad charging"Coupled with multiple negative reviews about insufficient bus power, I would recommend staying away from this guy until there's a revision that uses a higher-power AC adapter and provides sufficient oomph to power the bus ports fully--and all simultaneously.
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I'm afraid I can't answer that. I bought it for a friend who had his firewire port blown out on his mac mini at a gig as a sound engineer in Argentina. He loves his Belkin. I find it expensive. At least he's less likely to do more harm to his more expensive Mac mini.
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I don't know power the output, but I do know that an iPad Mini will NOT charge when it's plugged into the Dock
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No, the ports do not charge an iPad, specifically an iPad 3. However, by moving all of the existing USB items off the internal Macbook Pro USB ports, I am able to plug the iPad directly into the Macbook Pro, where it will charge.
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Yes, the 2.1A charge port will charge an iPad. Syncing has to be done on one of the 7 transfer ports instead.
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The 2 Amp output should be sufficient for charging any type of small electronics. My iPad 2 charges in about an hour.
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I really wish people would look more closely at the product. I myself am trying to find the same information as you and almost bought this unit. However, taken directly from the manufacturer's website (Accell), I found the following:· USB CHARGING: 2 Ports, 5V, 2.1A Shared.So unless the manufacturer incorrectly described it's own product, this, just like most others, have a total of 2.1A for all usb ports. If using both usb ports at the same time the 2.1A will be split, reducing the charging time of 2 devices (ipads, tablets).
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No, I would look for a 2 amp charger. It will say made for iPad on it. This is a 1 amp charger for iPhones and iPods.
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My iPad 2 charges fine. According to Wikipedia, iDevices charge like this: "When D+ = D&#8722; = 2.0 V, the device may pull up to 500 mA. When D+ = 2.0 V and D&#8722; = 2.8 V, the device may pull up to 1 A of current. When D+ = 2.8 V and D&#8722; = 2.0 V, the device may pull up to 2 A of current." I measured my USB charger just now (purchased a few months ago) and I got these values in order: 5 V , 2.8 V, 2.0 V, 0 V. This corresponds to D- (pin 2) = 2.8 V and D+ (pin 3) = 2.0 V. This means an iDevice would limit its pull to 1 A. The problem with this is that it follows Apple's method of telling a device how much power is available. So other phone/tablets may not know how much is available and will only pull 500 mA. For my phone, I purchased a special USB charging cable which shorts the D+ and D- pins on the phone side (NOT the charger side). This tells my phone that it can pull more than 500 mA. Using this method, I'm not sure how the phone knows if it can pull 900 mA, 1 A, 1.5 A, or 2 A.
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Oh, yes! The labeled ipad port have 2.1. If your another brand device needs 2.1 amp or less, you can use the port!
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It has a 1 amp port and a 2 amp port, I charge my iPhone and iPad at the same time but you can't charge two iPads. Look at the output rating on your plugs.
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Yes, almost as fast as the Apple chargers. The Amazon product description says "The USB Ports are Type A, 2.0 and feature a combined power of 3.6 amps." My iPad2 charger is 2.1 Amps. This charger will charge two iPads at 3.6A/2=1.8A each, almost as fast as the two Apple chargers would. Actually it's likely better than that as devices often request less than the full 2.1A charger capability during charge.
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Yes. This charger runs at 2.1 amps per port which is the equivalent to the Apple iPad charger meaning it'll charge at the same speed.
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When you want to charge your ipad, first of all, do not connect to computer, because the hub will automatically assume you are transfer data, instead of fast charging. (this is all for protecting purposes, in case the 1.5A current will blow out your hard drive or flash drive or even the usb port on your computer) When you connecting with your computer , each port only provides 500mA instead of 1.5A.
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Should work. They provide just as much current as an Apple port and those charge. Might be a little slow, but manageable.
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The output is 5 volts and 12 amps, the output for my iPad mini charger is 5.1 volts and 2.1amps. I have no issues charging my iPad mini, wifi puck iPhone, and the wife's stuff at the same time. I do not see a full size iPad being an issue for this power hub.
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Remember, this is a 4 amp unit. That means that any single device which needs less than 4A to charge, will be charged.... as long as that is the only device attached. If you have other devices attached, they will be drawing some current, usually up to 900 mA for a USB3 device... sooo something like an iPad may not be able to draw enough current. Most other devices should be ok.
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I don't have an iPad 3, but I don't think you would be able to charge both, simultaneously, from the USB ports. They're standard 1500ma ports and iPad 3 requires a 2100ma port to work. You could use an iPad brick and a USB port to charge both.
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If you know how electricity works, all that matters is amps. There is a 2.1 amp port specifically for iPads and other tablets.
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I think it's restricted to 2.4 amps per port, however, this should not be an issue, no device that charges using USB pulls 4 amps